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[SpongeG]

the dude lighting the police car on fire - has according to facebook postings been expelled from his private school in maple ridge and has his university of calgary scholarship revoked

some people are saying he shouldn't be punished he made a mistake hes been working so hard to get into school blah blah blah let him go - well thats life - it has consequences

[xd_1771]

The water polo guy you mean? I've heard of him
Well what he did was directly committing a crime by damaging property. You could be expelled like that for committing any sort of crime, whether you were part of a mass riot or not.

[Overground]

The convicted scumbags should have their faces displayed on the side of Sears. I knew that wall could come in handy for something

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by xd_1771

The water polo guy you mean? I've heard of him
Well what he did was directly committing a crime by damaging property. You could be expelled like that for committing any sort of crime, whether you were part of a mass riot or not.

yes people are defending him saying he is a good kid he has never done anything bad his whole life he was just caught in a mob

yeah right where is the mob holding his hand and helping him with the lighting?

in the court of public opinion he is toast

[SpikePhanta]

Speaking about Sears it finally got a wash, but only at street level thanks to great volunteers!

[cornholio]

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was a good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

What would be worse is a 100 years of no riot, no balls, and a neutered society, we would lose the ability and the confidence to stand up for our selves, we would become sheep. Last night was like a test, just to remind everyone that people still have power to stand up for themselves.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by Overground

The convicted scumbags should have their faces displayed on the side of Sears. I knew that wall could come in handy for something

i have no printer ink or i would totally print pictures out of them with "wanted" or "shame" on them

[elconsulto]

Originally Posted by cornholio

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

oh dear

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by cornholio

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

over a hockey game?

over human rights issues perhaps - but a stupid hockey game? thats just stupid

people weren't using any kind of rights to prove anything other than prove that they are losers who are sheep

[Sprawl]

Originally Posted by cornholio

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

Go flip though a petition if you want to get your rocks off over 'democracy in action'. How on earth can you even think that people getting stabbed and businesses being destroyed is in any way 'good' for the city, society and democracy? It is the complete opposite of that. There is absolutely nothing positive about this event at all.

[jlousa]

Originally Posted by cornholio

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was a good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

What would be worse is a 100 years of no riot, no balls, and a neutered society, we would lose the ability and the confidence to stand up for our selves, we would become sheep. Last night was like a test, just to remind everyone that people still have power to stand up for themselves.

Wow, what were they standing up for? Free sneakers and cosmetics? Perhaps entitlement to the Stanley Cup?

[240glt]

Originally Posted by Sprawl

Go flip though a petition if you want to get your rocks off over 'democracy in action'. How on earth can you even think that people getting stabbed and businesses being destroyed is in any way 'good' for the city, society and democracy? It is the complete opposite of that. There is absolutely nothing positive about this event at all.

Agreed, that's some pretty fucked up logic right there

[dreambrother808]

I walked through the riot last night because I wanted a firsthand view of what was going on. You always hear stories about police brutality after these kind of events so I wanted to form my own opinion without any media filtering. Of course, there ended up being no controversy in this case and that was also clearly my experience.

No one has mentioned that there was a dance party on the steps of the VAG while all of the violence was going on a block away. That was surreal. The steps were packed full of people seemingly trying to counteract all of the bad energy with something innocent and positive. My friend and I joined in but left after the girl beside us started bragging about her newly-looted MAC lipstick.

[cornholio]

It is completely positive. Achieving change through civil disobedience(rioting) is the most basic form of democracy. I dont disagree that the people were idiots, what my point is that the end result is a reminder for everyone what people are capable of, that is priceless.

After today every major movement and protest will be a little more relevant around here, thats a good thing. People need to know that there is no limit to the level of civil disobedience that society is capable of. If a bunch of drunk hockey fans can make such a strong point(obviously there was no point, thats why it was a pointless riot, but..) then anyone of us can do the same. Imagine this happend over the HST? The next day Campbel would be gone, and the implementation of it would be stopped the same day until the problems with it were fixed. Plus politicians would be bit more honest as they would not be able to rely on the system completely protecting them.

Its great to see what people are capable of.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by cornholio

I must be the only one that loves what happend last night. I find it great anytime people push the boundaries and show the power of the people, regardless if it is a stupid reason like last night.

In my eyes this is good for the city good for society and good for democracy. People always have to be confident in the power they have and know that they can use it.

*oh and im not saying it was a good reason for a riot, im just saying its good that a small riot happend, although not big but big enough to remind everyone of the power of the people and remind them of the most basic democratic way of achieving change.

What would be worse is a 100 years of no riot, no balls, and a neutered society, we would lose the ability and the confidence to stand up for our selves, we would become sheep. Last night was like a test, just to remind everyone that people still have power to stand up for themselves.

Are you trolling, or just incredibly stupid?

[SpikePhanta]

Team1040: Cops report, many of those rioters arrested were from Seattle, Portland, Montreal & Toronto; known to be "professional" rioters

[SpongeG]

another loser brags about his night: oh and he posted his phone number on his face book which i will xxx out

Phone # 778 xxx 0659
All of this info was on his Facebook!
Jason Giovanni
‎11 bros got arrested, 1 stabbed , 1 taxed, gang beatdown of these fags, got pepper sprayed n tear gas n almost arrested twice . Best night of my lyf

2 hours ago via iPhone ·LikeUnlike ·
6 people like this.
Siva Tharan Ravindran Hahahah fucking guy ahah 13 minutes ago · LikeUnlike
Jason Giovanni Hope we go to the finals next year just so we can smash windows n burn cars again 7 minutes ago · LikeUnlike
Siva Tharan Ravindran Hahahahhaaha, you are too fucking funny bro! Fuck I got the worlds biggest hangover! How you feelin’? Where’d you guys even kick it

Jason Giovanni We chilled at pacific centre smashing shit.

[cornholio]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Wow, what were they standing up for? Free sneakers and cosmetics? Perhaps entitlement to the Stanley Cup?

I didnt say the riot wasnt pointless and that the people participating arent idiots. I think you are misunderstanding me.

What I was saying is that the side effect of it is positive and infact needed for democracy to work.

That is all of us being reminded of what power we hold, thats not to say that such level of disobedience is a good way to always affect change, but it always must be a option.

[cornholio]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Are you trolling, or just incredibly stupid?

You should re-read your comment and think about it a bit.

[240glt]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Are you trolling, or just incredibly stupid?

Indeed! The stupidity of that quoted post knows no bounds

Anyone apologizing for this mayhem deserves no credibility at all